What is meant by the velocity of the team?

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Options

• AThe rate a team puts in a normal work day.
• BThe rate at which features are released to the customer.
• CThe rate at which the team completes the work.
• DThe rate at which the team renews itself.

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  88% (36)
• D
  7% (3)

Explanation

Velocity is an Agile metric that measures how much work a team completes in a given iteration (sprint), making C correct - it captures the team's throughput of completed work items, typically measured in story points or tasks per sprint.

Why the distractors fail:

• A is wrong because velocity isn't about hours worked in a day - it measures output, not time spent.
• B is close but incorrect: velocity tracks work completed internally (e.g., stories accepted), not necessarily what's released to customers, which depends on release cycles.
• D is unrelated - team turnover or renewal is a staffing concept, not a productivity metric.

Memory tip: Think of velocity like a car's speedometer - it tells you how fast you're covering ground (completing work), not how long you've been driving (hours worked) or whether you've arrived at a destination (released to customers).

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